The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1887-12-06
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u III some places la ssss witzerland they
lave I'm unpleasant way Of sendings
the station an fslour before train
tfttne. and 1t is iiott ottp1sasant;to wait For
train. Such was 5ur experieG CO at
Ilnterlakan. Long before sunrise the
porter knocked at our door, aid we !,
lot knowing Of this shabit, qllckly, Re Re q
E,ponde to, the SUMMONS aud the CON.
sequence was, that 5gge were at the sta.
( slon long before thes train. Everyone
knows how the station OF a small town
looks, early on a chilly morning, The
istation Master and two or. three sleepy
parties were the only ones Ito be seen at;
the small wooden depot at Interlaken'
ion this particular morning. Welooked
satthe tirne table and clock alternately,
and nleyersh have 4 hoWfl an hour to be
so long as. st1lat was w hen the time.
for the train grew, sAear.t people began
to crowd into the ticket office, and the
little station, 90 lately silent and deser-
ted, presented quiss a busy scene. 7. /
think there is no place. where one may
see so many types Of people In 80 short
time 1t Ms quits amusing to- watch
the many tourists. who are invariably
oyerburdened with baggage. and who
rush hitler and tBftbera trying to find
out o dozen thingsyin q moment. !1f
one cannot. speak the language, tits
4 sometimes ON very disagreeable, fors.the
ticket sellers do take advantage II by
any possible chance they can. We were
on the train but a fshprt ten minutes,
anna o. small town called Durligen,
on Lake Ihun. took steamsrsfof q
Village at, the extreme end, also named
9nlhup, llt As we may well simagipe, it.is
|snot alway warm. on these. Swiss lakes.
ESPECIALLY whensthgy are fed toIa-erest
extent by glacial Streams, and just at
sunrise g, i is not p any meahs the war,
NEST part of the, ,dSy. The air was sd
chillythat we could not keep warn, /.
and walked rapid sSlp and down the
deck, enjoying Ss view as best we
could, under the oil curnstances. Lake
Tbun5is like allsof he lakes in Switzer-
land ofsext remS beauty. In length,
t$is eleven miles; sa wild til, tWo. In,
Sin,s,y lacaa ti,e l3a the .anrro und. y
ing hills extended 80 far fi1t "a the water
that the river beyond ,is ENTIRELY
hidden, and I was constantly wonder,
ing in which direction we would go
next, for it seemed impossible to 90,
further forward. The water is very
clear, and ofHa dark blue. tint. The
hanksarc studded with pretty villas
and small towns. except the north,
which is barren and precipitous. With
the view. constantly changing, as the
steamer Wends its way onward, a per-
son would be indeed faslidious to saw
1t was nnfnteresting. Directly after
starting, looking backward in tho direo,
lion Of lnterlaken, the rugged peaks
or the Wetterhorn and Schreckliorn.
me snowy summits Of the Jungfrau,
Monch and Eiger, come into view like
a gigantic panorama. Next as we an.
proach them, the glittering, and danger.
Gus snow fields Of the Biumlisalp, the
otocFaom. with it's conical summit,
an an. the NilseD, shaped like, a, pyramid,
tre seen. The little lake looked very
pretty in the early morning, half in
shadow, half In sunlight, with the
grand and rugged Alps surrounding It.
it seems to me that the moro see Of
Switzerland the prettier tits becomes
the scenery Is so varied. Soon the
lake becomes SO narrow as to be little
more than a river, up which the boat
taxes Ito way, and stops at Thun. at d
quay near the railroad station. SThun;
isa quaint old town oE5lOO Inhabitants
prettlIy sltuated on the river Aarl. The
princlpal street is curious. In front
or the houses, project a row Of cellars
and warehouses, In height about ton
feet. on the flat roofs Of which is the
pavement for pedestrians, and on either
side are shops.
Taking the train at this place, in an
hour we reached Berne, one OF the
most important of Swiss towns, and
the seat OF the government. tits built
on q peninsula Of sandstone rock.
formed by the Aarl. One Of the chief
characteristics Of the place is the great
number ond variety Of fountains. re.
presenting subjects OF every description
animals, subjects from ehe Bible,
mythology and q tradition. y MANY OF
them date from the sixteenth century.
Statues of bears are numerous, Bruin
being the emblem Of Borne. There is
q very eldand quaint town clock, which
ANNOUNCES The approach of. the hour BY 4
the Growing of a cock, while a few
moments betore a'troop Of bears march
u In solemn procession arounda sitting
figure. * ,ssg + B s. s.5I.
@ just after leaving Bcrnne We had a
charming view Of the Bernese Abs.
and several pretty valleys. B.
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